Sydney Fire Considerable Damage Done SYDNEY
A fire to-night caused considerable damage to the premises and stock at Mandelberg's pawnbroker's shop in George-street. The outbreak occurred at 10.30…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires
Fires & bushfires, 1934
745 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 38
Election Appeals Party Leaders Fire Final Broadsides All Parties Are Confident
The Federal election campaign will close to-night, and to-morrow the issues will be decided by the electors. Though the rallies of to-day and to-night are still to come, the party leaders last night issued their final appeals to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire Ship Scandal Delay in Rescue Operations Ship Officer's Charge New York
Chief officer J. M. Henderson, and third officer H. Peterson, of the liner President Cleveland, told the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Martial Law" Troops Fire on Strikers Unrest in U.S. Unions Prepared for Long Siege (Australian Press Association.) New York, September 12
With the announcement front Washington to-day that the President's Board had abandoned Immediate hopes of arbitrating the textile strike, union…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Woodland Fires
A record amount of damage was done by woodland fires in England during July. About 120 fires occurred on Crown lands in England and Wales alone—only five…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Letter Domestic Architecture—Concrete Houses—Promenade Concerts and Their History—Rural Fires—Navy Week LONDON, August 9
An exhibition which has just opened on the outskirts of London heralds a change in the face of England. To many who visit it, the Modern Homes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Day in Fiji Strange Native Legends Fire Walkers Amaze Newcastle Tourist's Story
Weird customs, strange ceremonies, and picturesque legends, associated with the South Sea Islands and the natives who dwell there, have been, from time…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Early To-day £5000 Damage to Shoe Factory Woman's Awakening Melbourne
Awakened at 3 am to-day by thick smoke pouring through her open bedroom window, Mrs. J. W. Harwood, of Alexander-parade,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Petrol Blaze Clothing Cleaner Burned SYDNEY
Harry Taylor, proprietor of a dry-cleaning shop in Pacific Highway, Roseville, was badly burned about the face and hands when the shop caught fire to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Outbreaks of Fire
Hamilton Fire Brigade attended two outbreaks of fire yesterday. The planking of the overhead bridge at Chinchin-street, Islington, was slightly damaged,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Fire Five Youths Arrested Stolen Car Recovered Sydney
Five youths who were in a stolen car were arrested at revolver point yesterday by officers of the police patrol, after a two-mile chase through the streets of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£5000 DAMAGES Fire in Victorian Factory Firemen Do Good Work Melbourne
Firemen made a fine, save in extinguishing a fire which occurred in the shoe factory of Ivor Trescowthick, at Collingwood, about 3 a.m. yesterday. Damage,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Post Office at C. H. Bay Coroner Opens Inquest
The Coroner (Mr. Chiplin) to-day formally opened an inquest into a fire at Catherine Hill Bay Post Office on September 6…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Garage Blaze Owner and Cars Burnt SYDNEY
When a primus exploded and set alight to his clothes in his garage at Penshurst to-night, William James Peale was severely burned about the face and arms…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Toronto Fire Brigade
From the recent juvenile frolic arranged by the Fire Brigades Demonstration Committee, the sum of £6 was realised. Votes of thanks were accorded to all who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inquest Opened Catherine Hill Bay Fire
The Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) opened an inquest at Newcastle yesterday into an outbreak of fire at Catherine Hill Bay post-office on September 6. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nome Destroyed Fire Sweeps Famous City 400 Persons Homeless (Australian Press Association.) NOME (Alaska), September 18
Two Eskimos were burned to death and a number of white persons were injured by dynamite blasts in an effort to check a fire which destroyed this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Insurance
The Mayor (Ald. E. Richardson) informed the Hamilton Council last night that an interview was arranged in Sydney on Tuesday with the sub-committee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Outbreak Quelled
The prompt application of buckets of water extinguished an outbreak of fire in a two-storied house occupied by Mr. James Condron, in Bevan-street, Islington, last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Railway Porter Acquitted Fire at Station Sydney
Judge Curlewis, ruling on the Crown opening that there was no case to go to the jury, Austin Thurbon (39), railway porter, at the…
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